30 July - 5 August 2012 - orsam
30 July - 5 August 2012 - orsam
30 July - 5 August 2012 - orsam
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Gaza Residents' Health Suffers from Water Pollution<br />
GAZA CITY (Press TV) — Water pollution levels in the Gaza Strip have reached alarming levels<br />
after years of a suffocating Israeli blockade. According to the United Nations at least 90 percent of<br />
the coastal enclave‘s water supplies are unsafe to drink. Health officials in Gaza say infants and<br />
children are the worst hit by water pollution, where acute cases of diarrhea among other intestinal<br />
ailments are widespread among Gazan children. Ministry of health spokesman Ashraf Al-Qedra told<br />
PRESS TV that Palestinians in Gaza are being subjected to Israeli collective punishment. Nitrate and<br />
chloride levels in the Gaza Strip water are one of the highest in the world and have continued to rise.<br />
They pose serious health risks throughout the blockaded territory. High quantities of nitrates and<br />
chloride in drinking water can have significant health repercussions especially on infants and<br />
children.<br />
―Gaza Residents' Health Suffers from Water Pollution‖, 03/08/<strong>2012</strong>, online at: http://www.ooskanews.com/daily-waterbriefing/gaza-residents-health-suffers-water-pollution_23712<br />
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